vanilla banana bundt cake

well.  heeeey fit friends!  i took a teeny, tiny break and recharged my blogging batteries and to put max effort into something i’m ridiculously crazy excited about.  6 days from now a dream that dropped into my spirit back in 2012 will become a reality.  like, in real life!!!  God continues to blown my entire mind throughout this process.  i’m celebrating early with this here dairy-free, flour-free, low-sugar cake healthy vanilla banana bundt cake! 

 

like you ever need a reason to eat cake tho. 

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i can say with full confidence that we (mostly me lol) are transitioning into a completely dairy-free household and it has never been easier these days.  sooooo many options and alternatives out there now vs when i was growing up.  heck, even just a few short years ago.  that said, let’s talk about this super easy, non-dairy, 2 ingredient vanilla pb icing first 

i took some So Delicious Coco Whip (i suggest using the regular version and not the light…it’s way too airy and doesn’t set as well) 

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and mixed it with this Peanut Butter & Co Vanilla powdered pb I walked up on randomly and couldn’t leave the grocery store without. 

i combined a tub of the Coco Whip with about 2 heaping tbps of the powdered pb.


add more or less depending on your taste buds! i didn’t want the pb flavor to overpower the cake, so that amount was perfect. set it in the fridge and get crackin’ on the cake.

 

Vanilla Banana Bundt Cake

a dairy-free, flour-free, low-sugar healthy treat for my peanut butter & banana lovers!

 

Servings 12 | Prep Time 10 | Cook Time 30

Ingredients

Servings: 12

Instructions

  1. preheat oven to 325 degrees

  2. combine oats, soda, powder, cinnamon, & salt well. (if you are making your own oat flour, add everything to your blender and blend until combined). dump into a large mixing bowl.

  3. in a medium mixing bowl, combine agave nectar, coconut oil, bananas, creamer, vanilla, and eggs well.

  4. add the wet ingredients onto the top of the dry ingredients. fold gently yet quickly until just combined.

  5. pour mixture into your greased or non-stick coated bundt pan

  6. bake for approx 30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean

Recipe Notes

let cool completely before inverting onto a flat plate.

i usually put my pan into the fridge to speed up the process if need be!  #cantwait

coat cake with icing and top with pecans (optional) 

adapted from here

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this is it, fit friends!  i’ll be settled in a new blogging space the next recipe you see from me  enjoy and TAG me on Insta or Facebook if you make this! 

i dip you dip we dip

happy labor day.

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since it was a holiday, i went to the gym. no surprise there. i took my GFDH's (group fitness department head)  Total Conditioning Xtreme class and WELL, that's why she's the GFDH of the best gym in the universe.  i sweat in places i don't recall ever sweating in before (sweaty knees???)  and i just didn't know what to even do with myself once class was over. LOVED IT.  every sweaty second.  i headed home with Chiso and after a nice shower i sat on the bed to nurse my two month old and the next thing you know all three of us were out.  i have not had the pleasure of taking a daytime nap in.... idk.  i actually stopped taking naps purposely cause they messed with my sleep later that same night (i.e. up staring at Sonny sleeping in the dark).  however, for a good hour or so it went down and i did not fight it.  Dego was the only thing interrupting my sleep later!

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my sis-in-love invited us to her church's BBQ so off we went and had a great time with family and friends eating and fellowshipping (not a word).  this is actually my to-go plate as i ate there. lol. bbq'd chicken, salmon, corn, and i made my own side salad drizzled with lite strawberry balsamic dressing. then...it was time for dessert.

when we got back home we tried out ENLIGHTENED Ice Cream instead of getting fro-yo.  impressive!  healthy ice cream?  of course we're trying it.   dipped in chocolate.  not that it even needed all the extra hoopla.  i just wanted to get Chiso involved ( he looooves to help me in the kitchen ) and more excited than he already was. sprinkles tend to do that ;)

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so sprinkles for him, and toasted almonds for me! i melted down some semi-sweet chocolate chips and thinned it out with a little unsweetened vanilla almond milk.  the instructions say to let the bars sit for 3-5 minutes (pure torture by the way)  to temper before eating.  so we impatiently stuck it out before we dipped. my Sprouts Farmer's Market only carried the fudge flavor and the texture is suuuuper creamy.

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how bout those stats?  no artificial sweeteners and only 70 cals per bar.  don't mind treating Chiso with these at all and hoping to get my hands on the other flavors in the near future.

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 depending on what your 'thing' is, check out ENLIGHTENED, well, everywhere:

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

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Q: well, football season is officially here. what does this mean to you?

a. absolutely nothing

b. see ya in february, hubby

c. got my jersey ready, let's gooooo

le

 

let's try this again, shall we!?

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for now, ummm it's super late and i have to teach in the morning, eeeeek!!!! GOODNIGHT!

le